The Books of the Elements Series by David Drake

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  • The Legions of Fire (The Books of the Elements #1)
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    The Legions of Fire (The Books of the Elements #1)

    David Drake

    Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2010

    From the Bestselling author of the "Lord of the Isles." . . In this novel of magical menace to the survival of all humanity, David Drake introduces a new fantasy world, Carce, based on Europe during the later Roman Empire. Far in the north, a group of magicians perform a strange dance on a volcanic island intended to open a gateway for supernatural creatures that will allow them to devastate the whole Earth and destroy all life... more

  • Out of the Waters (The Books of the Elements #2)
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    Out of the Waters (The Books of the Elements #2)

    David Drake

    Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2011

    The second novel of The Books of the Elements.The wealthy Governor Saxa, of the great city of Carce, has generously and lavishly subsidized a theatrical/religious event. During this elaborate staging of Hercules founding a city on the shores of Lusitania, strange and dark magic turns the panoply into a chilling event. The sky darkens and the waves crash in the flooded arena. A great creature rises from the sea: a huge, tentacled horror on snake legs... more

  • Monsters of the Earth (The Books of the Elements #3)
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    Monsters of the Earth (The Books of the Elements #3)

    David Drake

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2013

    Governor Saxa, of the great city of Carce, a fantasy analog of ancient Rome, is rusticating at his villa. When Saxa's son Varus accompanies Corylus on a visit to the household of his father, Crispus, a retired military commander, Saxa graciously joins the party with his young wife Hedia, daughter Alphena, and a large entourage of his servants, making it a major social triumph for Crispus. But on the way to the event, something goes amiss... more

  • Air and Darkness (The Books of the Elements #4)
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    Air and Darkness (The Books of the Elements #4)

    David Drake

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2015

    Magic, epic battles, love, and adventure in a classical settingThis intriguing and fantastic adventure is both an independent novel and the gripping conclusion of the Books of the Elements, a four-volume set of fantasies set in Carce, an analog of ancient Rome. Here the stakes are raised from the previous novels in an ultimate conflict between the forces of logic and reason and the forces of magic and the supernatural... more

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